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Not all are called to be artists in the specific sense of the term. Yet, as Genesis has it, all men and women are entrusted with the task of crafting their own life: in a certain sense, they are to make of it a work of art, a masterpiece. ↗

— John Paul II

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The soul of an artist cannot be muted indefinitely. It must either be expressed or it will consume the host. ↗

— Gerard de Marigny

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Then Martine said: "So yuo will be poor now all your life, Babette?" Poor?" said Babette. She smiled as if to herself. "No, I shall never be poor. I told you that I am a great artist. A great artist, Mesdames, is never poor.We have something, Mesdames, of which other people know nothing. ↗

— Karen Blixen

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It is hard to think of any work of art of which one can say 'this saved the life of one Jew, one Vietnamese, one Cambodian'. Specific books, perhaps; but as far as one can tell, no paintings or sculptures. The difference between us and the artists of the 1920's is that they they thought such a work of art could be made. Perhaps it was a certain naivete that made them think so. But it is certainly our loss that we cannot. ↗

— Robert Hughes

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It takes an athlete to dance, but an artist to be a dancer. ↗

— Shanna LaFleur

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My favorite artists have always been Elvis and The Beatles and they still are! ↗

— Johnny Ramone

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That is an artist as I love artists, modest in his needs: he really wants only two things, his bread and his art - panem et Circen. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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They consistently hobble artists' in the name of selling more units then are surprised when the fans don't buy the lukewarm music this produces. So they then drop the artist. ↗

— Malcolm Wilson

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The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they're always looking ahead to something new and exciting. The secret is not to look back. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

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I've been told my old city possesses a 'thriving arts scene,' whatever that is; personally, I think artists should lie low and stick to their work, not line-dance through the parks. ↗

— Walter Kirn

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